18090 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Associate Minister of Transport

Written Question

Published date: 20 May 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	18090 (2026)
Question asked:	03 May 2026
Member asking:	Tangi Utikere
Portfolio:	Associate Minister of Transport
Minister replying:	Hon James Meager
Answer received:	14 May 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_18090_2026
Document guid:	8c22cffc-f93d-4c95-a5d4-eeec50cf0668

18090 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Associate Minister of Transport: Has the Minister received any advice on whether the departure of venture capital firm Soul Capital from its investment in Starboard Maritime Intelligence, reportedly on the grounds that their values were no longer aligned, poses any reputational, operational, or contractual risk to the Crown's all-of-government Data Fusion System contract with Starboard; if so, what was that advice?

Hon James Meager: Yes, bullet points were provided to the Minister in an aide memoire dated 6 November 2025.